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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Elfrid Payton has visited this state just once before. But that visit helped shape his NBA career. On June 13, he participated in a pre-draft workout at the Boston Celtics' training facility in Waltham, Mass. He was matched with Missouri's Jordan Clarkson, Michigan State's Gary Harris, UCLA's Zach LaVine, Oklahoma State' Marcus Smart and Michigan's Nik Stauskas. There was a lot at stake. With the 2014 NBA Draft about two weeks away, the Celtics held the sixth and 17th overall picks. "It was crazy," Payton recalled Tuesday. "It was a great workout. Real competitive. Everybody, I thought, did well. Everybody did...

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Elfrid Payton has visited this state just once before.
But that visit helped shape his NBA career.
On June 13, he participated in a pre-draft workout at the Boston Celtics' training facility in Waltham, Mass. He was matched with...

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SOUTHEAST DIVISIONMiami Heat
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